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City of Westminster 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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The question of proper feeding enters into every inquiry in connection
with the death of an infant; thus, many pneumonia deaths are
the result of malnutrition. Of 27 deaths from diarrhoeal complaints,
2 infants only were breast-fed entirely.
Statistics of Dwellers in Block Dwellings.—These are set out in
Table XIII.
A comparison of the births and deaths in the Council's Buildings in Regency Street during the last four years is given below.
| Year. | Population. | Births. | Rate. | Deaths. | Rate. | Deaths of Infants under one per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 1,138 | 57 | 50.0 | 23 | 20.2 | 140 |
| 1906 | 1,150 | 63 | 54.7 | 16 | 13.9 | 111 |
| 1907 | 1,163 | 60 | 51.6 | 18 | 15.5 | 116 |
| 1908 | 1,155 | 50 | 43.2 | 10 | 8.6 | 120 |
| 1909 | 1,156 | 41 | 38.0 | 12 | 10.3 | 99 |
The birth-rate for St. John's Ward, in which the Buildings are
situated, is 26.2 for 1909. In the adjoining County Council Buildings
at Millbank the rate is 27'9. The death-rate compares favourably
with that of the Ward. The rate in the Millbank Buildings is
12.1 per 1,000.